Why are people talking about ‘quadriceps-sparing’ (subvastus approach) or ‘muscle-sparing’ knee replacement and what is the difference between that and a ‘traditional’ parapatellar approach? This
Numerous research papers show that following a primary (‘first time’) Total Hip
Replacement performed by a well-trained and appropriately experienced surgeon the
average patient will have a faster recovery with less pain over the first 6 weeks or so with an anterior approach than with a posterior approach. The skin incision is shorter but more importantly, the muscles are simply spread apart rather than cut to gain access to the hip joint. This has also been proven to lower the dislocation risk.
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Everything to expect and what you need to do has been written in a booklet that we will give you at the time of booking your surgery. It covers everything from what preparation you need to do, appointments, tests, physiotherapy, wound care and more in much greater detail than this blog. This blog post is simply a brief overview.
In short, YES! The philosophy around recovery from knee replacement has changedsignificantly in recent years and when it comes to walking distance surgeons with an
This is one of the hot questions at the moment that keeps coming up all the time and it’s not hard to see why: Let’s
